High-Tech Home Brew Kit Would Make Beer Robot Swoon

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High-Tech Home Brew Kit Would Make Beer Robot Swoon

The Synergy beer-making kit is a world away from the plastic buckets of student home brew

If Doc Brown ever made home-brew beer, he'd make it in something that looked like this, the Synergy Home Beer Brewing System. The all stainless steel setup will let you mash your own hops and barley, sparge the wort and then let it ferment. There are gas burners built in, and the high mash-tun lets you siphon the wort by gravity, meaning no pump is needed. Finally, all tubes are silicone, which won't taint flavors, and won't dry and crack with age or heat.

If the above paragraph leaves you confused, then don't worry. You mightn't be ready for this $1,900 setup, but you can do everything with stuff you likely have in your own kitchen (you'll probably need to buy a big plastic bucket for the fermentation, though). The Synergy kit certainly makes things easier, though, and you'll look like a real pro.

Is it worth making your own beer? Well, the hassle outweighs the cost savings, but it can be a lot of fun. As a student, I bottled a brew which I called Venusian Death Cell. Some guy on my fine art course had combined the pictures from porn playing cards with horror-themed Top Trumps cards. The last one remaining from his no doubt highbrow project was the Venusian Death Cell, which I photocopied 50 times over and glued to the bottles.

Like I said, a hassle, but lots of fun. The Synergy Home Beer Brewing System is available now, and can be further customized by the fine folks at Synergy Brewing Systems.